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Amazing University to work at
Health and Safety Coordinator (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 1 May 2022
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The most useful review selected by IndeedBest experience of my life, loved working at Birks Library. Enjoyed interacting with the students, librarians. Great supervisor to work for. Beautiful grounds and lots of history.
Pros
Great pay
Cons
Job only lasted 5 months
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Ouvert à la diversité des talents
Belle diversité! Beaucoup d’ouverture à la diversité des talents.
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- Overall satisfaction
- Ability to learn new things
- Time and location flexibility
Bad management, mediocre supervisors, entitled students
Intendant de nuit (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 14 April 2022
Job security is great, but stewards are overworked, supervisors try to support us but can't, management just wants to squeeze more money out for research to look good internationally. Nights are either stressful or dull, students are intolerable, there is little backup from above. Night stewards are expected to do all Security roles all the time, and then some. Benefits are quite good.
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Benefits
Cons
Students, supervisors, management, hours, nature of work
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Excellent academic environment to work
Research Associate (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 2 April 2022
McGill University is a great academic institution globally ranked in the top 20s for research and learning. The work environment is generally stress-free , flexible, and friendly. It is a great place to work for learning while working. The work-life balance is possible for employees with family and kids.
Pros
Flexible time
Cons
Low salary structure
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Great experience
Cell and Molecular Laboratory (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 2 April 2022
Great experience working at McGill University. Challenging, but worth it. I received experience in working on various laboratory experiments that prepared me for my career.
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Collaborative space
Researcher (Current Employee) - Montréal, QC - 27 March 2022
Excellent company to work Great people. Opportunities to grow Education and research with application is the foundation Great benefits and pay on time
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Work Study
Remote Learning Assistant (Current Employee) - Montréal, QC - 18 March 2022
Great opportunity with decent pay! Depends on what area you work in, of course. However, I have really enjoyed my experience and would highly recommend it to students looking for some extra money.
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Good university
Library Assistant (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 15 March 2022
good pay and good options for advancements since the library system is so big, it's possible to move around and find something suitable to you in whatever department.
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Bad pay compared to competitors
Student Advisor (Current Employee) - Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC - 11 March 2022
You can get paid 20% more if you work at Concordia or at a cégep. Benefits are good though. Great vacation allotment (if you don’t have too many black out dates). Summer Fridays are great.
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Good
Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 14 February 2022
Good, I learned a lot from the professors! Unfortunately, experiences can vary depending on who is your supervisor, but I have heard good things overall.
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Productive and enjoyable work environment
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 10 February 2022
Everything flow smoothly - administrators are uptodate and students are highly committed to their studies.
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I am a student here.
RA (Current Employee) - Montréal, QC - 20 January 2022
Good university, little funding for graduate studies. Bilingual, both English and French are okay. Nice people, nice culture. not that much government support since the main language is english.
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Nice place to work
Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse (Current Employee) - Montréal, QC - 10 January 2022
Not much to complain about. Great staff and decent work/life balance. Management is great. Job is rewarding. Can be stressful at times but overall I am satisfied here!
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Friendly atmosphere - Good work/life balance - Very respectful environment - Diverse all nationalities environment - Salaries are on the lower scale
Human Resources Administrator (Former Employee) - Montreal, QC - 10 January 2022
Friendly atmosphere - Good work/life balance - Very respectful environment - Diverse all nationalities environment - Salaries are on the lower scale - Stability - Good benefits
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Productive and fun workplace with lots of departments
Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 9 December 2021
I worked in the Bio lab as a Computer Scientist and enjoyed learning about new concepts everyday. My Prof was very supportive and did everything to make me grow. The feedback was very useful to advance myself in my software career.
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Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 6 December 2021
Relatively relaxed job culture. Usually there are no tight deadlines. Your workload depends on who you are working with. A good way to earn extra income working as a TA when you are a graduate student, not for long-term growth though. Salary can be improved depending on qualifications and experience.
Pros
relaxed
Cons
no career growth
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TA/Grader
TEACHING ASSISTANT (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 2 December 2021
Graded assignments, pretty chill. Not paid enough though, important to get more hours. If your title is grader not TA, don't do extra TA work because they are not paying you enough for that
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Phd student
PhD student (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 24 November 2021
Hard but rewarding. During Covid was harder but usually is a very isolating experience. Most important thing is having a good fit with the supervisor
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Great place to work
Administrative Affairs Assistant (Former Employee) - Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty Downtown campus,Montréal, QC - 6 November 2021
Enjoyed working at McGill. The atmosphere was good and the perks were great. 3 weeks vacation after 1 year, 10 Fridays off from st Jean Baptist until Labour day, closed between Christmas and the day after New Year, all PAID. The pay rate is good and great people to work with (staff, professors and students). A very pleasant environment.
Pros
Somewhat flex hours, 90 minute lunches, It is located in the heart of downtown, with easy access by bus, metro or car, 32.5 hour work week, good pay.
Cons
Finding parking on campus is expensive. a spot on the street not always available, not always easy to find a spot to rent monthly
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Avoid
Research Associate (Current Employee) - Montréal, QC - 31 October 2021
Horrible place to work for as international. Believe me I have been a student even here! Spent more than 5 bloody years in here. Would never recommend it to anyone. It is NOT inclusive! You are lost and ALWAYS on your own!
Pros
None
Cons
Too many to count
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Conservative and inefficient workplace but stable
Developer/Analyst (Current Employee) - Montréal, QC - 5 September 2021
McGill is a stable but conservative employer. You can expect to work there for a long time, your entire career perhaps but the bureaucracy and opportunities for advancement can birth be stifling. I would only recommend it for someone who would like to either pad their resume for a few years, or conversely, find a place to wind down their career in stability and comfort.
Pros
Nice campus, nice people.
Cons
Unambitious, difficult admin.
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